NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prelaunch | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prelaunch | Kennedy Space Center

From left are NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia), NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata 

From left are NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, pilot; Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia), mission specialist; NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, commander; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia), left, NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, second from left, NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia), left, NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, second from left, NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-5 mission, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A

The American flag and a flag bearing the patch for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are seen at the Press Site and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is the fifth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) are scheduled to launch at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 5, 2022, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

Credit: NASA/SpaceX/Kim Shiflett/Joel Kowsky

Image Dates: Oct. 2-5, 2022

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